Chapter 29 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose. "Get up!" Bobby commanded. Hicksley did nothing but grunt. "Have you had enough?" asked Bobby.
Chapter 29 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Bobby commanded.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “Bobby commanded.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.”
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “Hicksley did nothing but grunt.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.”
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In this reading “A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.”
In this reading “A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “"Get up!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have you had enough?" asked Bobby.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby commanded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hicksley did nothing but grunt.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading Bobby commanded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hicksley did nothing but grunt.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Have you had enough?" asked Bobby.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get up!"
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading Hicksley did nothing but grunt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you had enough?" asked Bobby.
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From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
the act of retaining something
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Hicksley did nothing but grunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Get up!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A WILD CHASE Not five minutes had elapsed before Hicksley was lying on the floor of the hall, holding his hand to his eyes and nose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you had enough?" asked Bobby.
Chapter 29 of Bobby Blake on the School Nine by Frank A. Warner holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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